Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.

New American Standard Bible

O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

King James Version

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

Holman Bible

God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me

International Standard Version

God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,

A Conservative Version

Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

American Standard Version

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

Amplified


O that You would kill the wicked, O God;
Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

Bible in Basic English

If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.

Julia Smith Translation

Surely thou wilt kill the unjust one, O God: and ye men of bloods, depart from me.

King James 2000

Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.

Lexham Expanded Bible

If only you would kill the wicked, O God-- so get away from me, [you] {bloodthirsty men}--

Modern King James verseion

Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; and bloody men, depart from me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God, that the bloodthirsty might depart from me?

NET Bible

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

New Heart English Bible

If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men.

The Emphasized Bible

Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me!

Webster

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

World English Bible

If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!

Youngs Literal Translation

Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

Verse Info

Context Readings

The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God

18 If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me. 20 For they speak of thee wickedly, they take thy name in vain, thine enemies.

Cross References

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Psalm 5:6

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

Psalm 6:8

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Psalm 119:115

Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.

Psalm 9:17

The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 55:23

And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.

Psalm 64:7

But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

Psalm 94:23

And he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah our God will cut them off.

Matthew 7:23

and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

2 Corinthians 6:17

Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and I will receive you;

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